For the record, hardness of 13.6 mg/l calcium = 1.9 dH and 34 ppm (those are the two units used in fish keeping)
It is very soft.
It is very soft.
Your plants wont need replacing. Simply add plants that are more beneficial to water cleansing. Water lettuce and Frogbit are floating plants and they help more than most.Hi. All other parameters are fine. Water is extremely soft but other than that they all test ok and did yesterday too.
I did think maybe the plants werenāt as good as the ones from the aquarium suppliers which I bought initially. But as you say, much more aesthetically pleasing. I ended up with a load of snails which came in on the first lot. Iāll look out for those youāve mentioned and replace a couple soon. Do they need time after planting to start doing their job?
I donāt know what to do about the male/female issue. The original shop said weād be fine with a male and 2 females as the male would divide his time. The guppies are ok and havenāt produced any fry yet, though he isnāt interested in the second female. The Platies were the same apart from the regular fry. He only bothered with the female he came with but now heās really aggressive towards the second female for some reason.
Itās actually my daughterās tank and sheās be devastated to have to lose any of them other than naturally over time so itās a dilemma. Would having only males lead to fighting? Would having only females be better (though they tend to not be as attractive)
Do two 50% water changes within 24 hrs and it would basically be a 75%-80% water change equivalent. I do not believe in anything more than that as it will cetainally stress your fish regardless of the initial water conditions.in terms of cleaning 75% of the water, the reason I was asking about another tank is because I worried that with a tank so small (60l) there would be such a small amount of water left for the fish that they would get very stressed all bunched together at the bottom.
no, just leave the fish and plants and stuff in the tank and drain it down then fill it up. unless the fish are high bodied like angelfish or discus, they will be fine swimming around in 3 or 4 inches of water for a few minutes.Presumably Iād also have to empty the tank of everything too?